Anxiety

There is no greater potpourri

than emotions creating anxiety

Stemming from anger or fear

Yesterday or yester year

When Anxiety charges up adrenaline

The stomach churns like margarine

Preparing the body to fight or flee

Resisting increases intensity

The constant wear of it takes toll

Badgering mind, heart, and soul

Events can turn tide either way

Circumstances of the day

Worry is an antidote that will set in

Pretending to soothe once again

It serves as a compulsive ritual

until becoming habitual

The exhaustion from nervous energy

prohibits from living peacefully

Relaxation will come in its own time

As anxiety exits scene of crime

Stephen Boan

Copyright

January 20, 1999